Install pyenv

Mac

brew update
brew install pyenv

echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo '[[ -d $PYENV_ROOT/bin ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.zshrc

Linux

curl -fsSL https://pyenv.run | bash

sudo dnf builddep python3

export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"
[[ -d $PYENV_ROOT/bin ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init - bash)"

Add below to .bash_rc to enable venv

eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

Commands

pyenv

# List available versions
# https://www.python.org/doc/versions/
pyenv install -l

# Install a python version
pyenv install 3.12.10

# List currently installed python version
pyenv versions

# Set global python version
pyenv global 3.12.10

# Set python version for a directory
# cd into a directory 
pyenv local 3.12.10

# Set current shell python
pyenv shell 3.12.10

# Remove installation
pyenv uninstall 3.10.10

# Check you current python version
python --version

venv

mkdir some_dir; cd some_dir
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Reference

https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv

https://opensource.com/article/19/5/python-3-default-mac

https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv

https://dev.to/veer66/pyenv-and-pipenv-on-fedora-13m2